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Articles written by Ashley Grieve


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  • Our Small-Town Volunteer Fire Department

    Ashley Grieve|Oct 11, 2023

    The Chinook volunteer fire department started in 1904 and is still going strong! They cover roughly 2,056 areas from the Canadian border, to Zurich, the Hill County line, and all the way to the Missouri river. They currently have 15 active members and 2 reserve members on the crew. The number for a full company is 28. The gap in those numbers may not seem that big but when majority of your crew work out of town during the week or when they have kids and can't find a sitter right away that makes...

  • Our "Small Town, Big Community" Welcomes you to the 2023 Sugarbeet Festival

    Ashley Grieve|Sep 13, 2023

    Are you a Chinook Sugarbeeter fan, or maybe just live on the highline? Come check out our little towns Sugarbeet festival. Whereas just like our new town slogan says "Small town, Big community" we are just that. Started October 7th, 2005, the Sugarbeet festival has been a community favorite since day one. How did the festival tradition start? I found myself asking the same question, so I looked back in the Journal's old papers and the answer was not what I was expecting. Have you heard the song...

  • Benefit for Charlotte Latray - Vermillion September 16

    Ashley Grieve|Sep 13, 2023

    Charlotte LaTray-Vermillion thought the day was just like any other and the flu like symptoms she had was just another cold. This went on for three days, thinking her symptoms were finally going to ease up, she realized it was just getting worse after she noticed blood in her vomit. Not only were the symptoms becoming alarming, but this was also going on right at the start of the Covid outbreak. Charlotte decided it was time to be seen by a professional. After waiting for almost an entire day...